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Diamond at Dix renovations underway

Diamond at Dix renovations underway

Jacob Brooks, Reporter March 13, 2023

Diamond at the Dix, home of Kent State’s softball team, is undergoing a massive renovation. Previously, the mix of natural and turf surface meant an uneven field and it would often get muddy when...

Softball goes 1-4 over weekend; earns big win over Pittsburgh

Jacob Hansen, Sports Editor March 7, 2023

Kent State’s softball team lost three of its four games in the Thundering Herd Round Robin, earning its only victory against the University of Pittsburgh. “It was a big win on a lot of different...

Winless in Charlotte: softball drops five in Queen City Classic

Josh Aponte, Reporter March 2, 2023

The Kent State softball team went 0-5 in the Queen City Classic last week in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Flashes relied on the offense, bringing in a total of 14 runs over the five game stretch....

Softball bounces back, winning four-straight

Joshua Aponte, Reporter February 23, 2023

After starting the season 0-5, the Kent State softball team went undefeated in its four games over the weekend against Niagara and the University of Maryland, Baltimore Country. The Flashes overall...

Softball faces early struggles at Texas State tournament

Joshua Aponte, Reporter February 15, 2023

The Kent State softball team fell to an early 0-5 record after taking place in the Texas State Tournament this weekend. The Flashes struggled to bring in runs over the course of the weekend, scoring...

The gunman who killed 3 Michigan State students and wounded 5 may have planned to attack New Jersey schools, police say, as heroes helped classmates flee

(CNN)--The gunman who killed three Michigan State University students and left five others in critical condition may have had plans to target two schools in New Jersey, police there said. Anthony Dwayne...

FCA offers safe space for student-athletes to grow in faith

Alyse Riffer, Reporter February 13, 2023

Student-athletes explore new ideas and build strong connections weekly in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes. The fellowship first began in 1986 by Ted Schumacher. His son Kyle Schumacher, who graduated...

Love made them sports fans

Love made them sports fans

Jacob Hansen, Sports Editor February 9, 2023

Adam Nowicki, accessibility specialist with Student Accessibility Services Growing up, Nowicki was not interested in sports. “I was more interested in video games, TV, movies, and other stuff,”...

Haley Eckerman’s first year shows volleyball’s ‘potential’ for next season

Isabella Schreck, Sports Editor November 17, 2022

It has been a year of “figuring things out” for Kent State volleyball coach Haley Eckerman. In her first season as a Division I head coach, Eckerman led her team to its best starting record since...

Kent State's 2022 Grand Marshals, former female student-athletes, ride with President Todd Diacon in the 2022 Homecoming Parade.

Title IX homecoming celebration: 50 years of opportunity for women’s athletics

Isabella Schreck, Sports Editor October 5, 2022

At Saturday’s Title IX homecoming celebration, Kris Ewing and a group of fellow former women athletes realized something. Everyone had a Judy Devine story. Devine, a pioneer in women’s sports...

Joel Nielsen, who served as the Kent State athletic director from 2010 to 2021, watches the Kent State women's basketball team play Purdue Fort Wayne on Nov. 16, 2019.

A ‘low-key’ revolution: 50 years of Title IX at Kent State

Isabella Schreck, Sports Editor September 26, 2022

To read day two, click here. Despite its successes on the field and in the arena for women’s athletics, Kent State’s road to equality has not always been smooth. During Joel Nielsen’s tenure as...

Spring sports roundup & fall sports preview

Isabella Schreck, Sports Editor September 1, 2022

Students left campus for a summer of sun and fun, but Kent State sports teams did not take a break. Track and field make it to NCAAs For the fourth time in her collegiate career, senior...